ENSURING FUNCTIONAL-PRAGMATIC ADEQUACY OF THE HUMOROUS LAYER IN THE TRANSLATION OF "SHUM BOLA"

This article analyzes the strategic approaches applied in ensuring the adequacy of humor in the English translation of “Shum bola”, a prominent work of Uzbek literature written by Gafur Gulom. The study examines the processes of preserving equivalence, functional correspondence, and communicative impact in translation based on linguistic, pragmatic, and linguocultural factors. The article demonstrates, through examples, the application of translation strategies such as literal translation, adaptation, compensation, pragmatic equivalence, and explanatory translation.